Can I safely move the Y axis with a wrench?

CNC Machines Shapeoko 5 Pro
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Rookie mistake!

After relocating my 5 Pro 24x48, I initialized. Everything was fine until a horrible sound came from the rear left corner. I immediately hit stop and investigated. Apparently, I neglected to zip-tie the cord to my shop vac, and it got caught between the gantry and the Y-axis motor casing.

I need to jog forward a few millimeters to free the power cord, but I can’t get to the Jog functionality in Carbide Motion without completing the initialization. Based on the sounds coming from the machine before I hit stop, I really don’t want to hit Initialize until I free the cord.

It looks like I could attach a wrench to the drive screw on the left-hand side and move the gantry that way, but I am not sure if this will damage the motor.

I hoped someone with more experience could help me limit any damage I might have already done.

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Power down, that will unlock the motors, then you can slowly/gently shift the machine.

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Thx Will!
That worked. She’s sounding normal again. My shop vac, on the other hand, is out of commission.

Appreciate the help.

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Turn it off and that should allow you to manually move things?

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Since your shopvac is toast now you have an excuse to buy a Dewalt Stealthsonic Vac…soooooo quiet :rofl:

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You could repurpose the bottom half of the old shop vac to a dust collection bid.

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